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English

Etymology
OE. sæd|sǣd, sed|s�d, from Germanic *sædh- �that which can be sown�. Cognate with Dutch zaad, German Saat, Swedish säd. Related to sow.

Pronunciation
a|RP|US enPR|s�d, IPA|/si�d/
audio|en-us-seed.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|i�d

Adjective
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1. Held in reserve for future growth.

#:seed money
#:Don't eat your seed corn

1. First. The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precusor in a defined chain of precusors.

#:What was the seed number that initiated the sequence of values?
#:The qualifying match determines the seed position one will have in the final competition.

1. A precursor, especially in a process without a defined initial state.

#:What was the seed idea behind your scheme?
#:Use your profits as seed money for your next venture.

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Noun
wikipedia
Image:Sunflower seeds.JPG|thumb|right|Sunflower seeds (1).
en-noun|s|-

1. countable A fertilized grain, initially encased in a fruit, which may grow into a mature plant.

#:If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.

1. context|countable|botany A fertilized ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
2. uncountable An amount of fertilized grain that cannot be readily counted.

#:The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.

1. uncountable Semen.

#:Sometimes a man may feel encouraged to spread his seed before he settles down to raise a family.

1. countable A precursor.

#: The seed of an idea. Which idea was the seed (idea)?

1. countable The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precusor in a defined chain of precusors.

pseudorandom number generator (PRNG). (seed number)
:If you use the same seed you will get exactly the same pattern of numbers.
## Commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)
##:The latest seed has attracted a lot of users in our online community.

Usage notes
The common use of seed differs from the botanical use. The "seeds" of sunflowers and strawberries are botanically fruits.

Derived terms
crack seed
go to seed
seedling

Latin: t-|la|semen|n
Persian: t-|fa|تخ�|altت�خ�|trtokhm|scFAchar|xsPersian
Polish: nasienie n, nasionko n
Portuguese: t+|pt|semente|f
Russian: t+|ru|�ем�|n|trsémja|scCyrl, t-|ru|�емена|p|trsemená|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|seme|n
Spanish: t+|es|semilla|f
Swahili: t-|sw|mbegu|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|frö|n
Telugu: విత�తన� (vittanaM)
Turkish: t+|tr|tohum
Vietnamese: t+|vi|h�t|xsVietnamese, t+|vi|hạt|xsVietnamese
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trans-top|precursor
Finnish: esiaste, siemen
German: t+|de|Saat|f
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Swedish: t+|sv|frö|n
Telugu: బ��� (beejaM)
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trans-top|semen
Finnish: t-|fi|sperma, t+|fi|siemen
German: Samen m, Sperma n
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Portuguese: sêmen m (Brazil), sémen m (Portugal)
Russian: t+|ru|�ем�|n|trsémja|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|semen|m
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trans-top|initial position of a competitor
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trans-top|competitor or team occupying a given seed
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Verb
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1. transitive To plant or sow an area with seeds.

#: I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.

1. transitive To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.

#: A venture captialist seeds young companies.
#: The tournament coordinator will seed the starting lineup with the best competitors from the qualifying round.
#: This marketing company successfully seeds viral campaigns using wikipedia:media meshing|media meshing.
#: The programmer seeds fresh, uncorrupted data into the database before running unit tests.''

Translations
trans-top|to plant or sow seeds
Portuguese: t+|pt|semear
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Spanish: t-|es|sembrar
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trans-top|to provide initial resources for
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trans-top|assign a position to in a tournament
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